Three reasons Russia is not using its strategic bombers in ongoing Russia-Ukraine war

More than half a year has passed since the war officially broke out on February 24, and so far the conflict between Russia and Ukraine has gone through three phases in more than half a year. Both sides fell into a medium-term lull in attrition, after which Ukrainian forces launched counterattacks in several directions. The … Read more

Russia deployed 7 Tu-95 and Tu-160 strategic bombers to NATO borders

180 kilometers from the border with NATO, Russia has deployed at least 7 strategic bombers. The bombers, capable of carrying cruise missiles and strategic nuclear weapons, have been active in the Ukrainian war Israeli intelligence officers discovered the “unusual presence” of Russian bombers near the Finnish border, the  Jerusalem Post writes . Satellite imagery from ImageSat International suggests … Read more

Is Russia’s Kh-101 stealth missile really ‘invincible’?

According to a statement from Russian military officials, the Kh-101 stealth missile is really “invincible”, having achieved many great victories on the Ukrainian battlefield. In the opposite direction, Ukraine claims to have intercepted and shot down a number of missiles of this type, but has not provided evidence. In the ongoing Russia-Ukraine War, the Kh-101 … Read more

Why do most countries airforces does not have Strategic Bombers?

A strategic bomber is a medium- to long-range penetration bomber aircraft designed to drop large amounts of air-to-ground weaponry onto a distant target for the purposes of debilitating the enemy’s capacity to wage war. Unlike tactical bombers, penetrators, fighter-bombers, and attack aircraft, which are used in air interdiction operations to attack enemy combatants and military … Read more

Chinese H-6 bomber: Worst strategic bomber in the world, can only carry 9 tonnes of payload

The Xian H-6 aircraft has lower operational costs and maintenance needs than Russian and American bombers and is suitable to strike operations. Despite the airframe age, modern H-6 variants are among the most sophisticated in the world, compared to many bombers. The H-6 medium-range bomber is tactical and strategic, with many contradictions. This model is … Read more

America’s B-1B: The Bomber Built For A War With Russia

B1-B Bomber Still Answers the Call in Modern Warfare: The B-1B Lancer was originally made to be the main delivery mechanism for the U.S. nuclear triad in the 1980s if war with Russia ever broke out. Instead, after the Cold War, it became a conventional bombing warhorse. The B-1B switched over from its nuclear-bombing mission in the mid-1990s. … Read more

Once the third-largest strategic air force in the world with 92 strategic bombers

Ukraine and Russia have been locked in a tense border stand-off for weeks, with the latest satellite images suggesting continued military deployment of troops along the border by Moscow. Ukraine is pinning its hopes on the United States and NATO. However, in the early days of independence 30 years ago, Ukraine inherited the second largest … Read more

Analysis of the Russian “Tu-160M” strategic missile bomber

Last month the first newly manufactured strategic missile carrier Tu-160M performed its maiden flight from the airfield of the Kazan Aviation Plant. Recently, Russia’s “Tu-160M” new strategic missile bomber completed its maiden flight at the Kazan Aviation Plant Airport of the Tupolev branch. The test flight reached an altitude of 6,000 meters and lasted for 30 … Read more

Russia’s first brand new Tu-160M2 bomber takes off after nearly 30 years

Russia flies first newly build Tu-160M2 strategic bomber. It is known that this is the first new strategic bomber built by the country since 1992. “The newly built Tu-160M2 bomber has successfully performed a test flight,” Russian defense corporation Rostec said on January 12. An image released by the Russian Defense Ministry shows the plane … Read more

World’s fastest strategic bomber, only two in the world, and the cost is 3 times that aircraft carriers

In the 1960s, a bomber appeared and became the fastest strategic bomber in the world. Although only two were produced in total, his record has not been broken to date. Considering the cost at the time, it even surpassed the aircraft carrier. Which plane is this? This is the American XB-70 Valkyrie supersonic strategic bomber. It … Read more